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Net metering for solar makes electrical power generation more democratic minnesotareformer.com/2025/05/13/n...
Net metering for solar makes electrical power generation more democratic • Minnesota Reformer
Net metering is key to advancing small-scale solar, which benefits us all.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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MN #CommunitySolar is nation leading BUT #mnleg Senate Energy Finance Bill kills it. @johnffarrell.bsky.social explains why this is BAD for #Minnestoa. @senatedfl.bsky.social @mnhousedfl.bsky.social @governorwalz.mn.gov oppose this & keep MN a #solar leader
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Opinion: Minnesota Legislature should not kill community solar
With rising electric bills, a shaky economy and no help from the feds on climate or affordability, we ought to be expanding community solar rather than seeking to end it.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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MN Senate energy bill could dial back landmark climate policies minnesotareformer.com/2025/04/23/m...
MN Senate energy bill could dial back landmark climate policies • Minnesota Reformer
Any co-op or municipal utility customer who wants to install solar after next year would be compensated at the new, lower rate.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Rural & small town MN residents deserve net metering for #solar say @votesolar.bsky.social @solarunitedneighbors.org @mnseia.bsky.social. Thx to net metering champs at #mnleg this right is strong. @jamiemlong.bsky.social @larrykraft.bsky.social @melissahortman.bsky.social @johnmarty.bsky.social
Counterpoint: Net metering of solar power is not outdated
It’s key to energy independence in rural and small-town Minnesota.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#mnleg needs to stop effort to repeal MN's community "solar program. A conservative take on why in @duluthnewstribune.com "Don't let MN pull plug on free-market energy production"
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Duluth News Tribune - Don't let Minnesota pull plug on free-market energy production
Don't let Minnesota pull plug on free-market energy production STATEWIDE VIEW Saine BY LORI SAINE As a conservative and longtime advocate for free-market energy solutions, I’m urging Minnesotans to...
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April 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Rural MN's know that keeping net metering strong is key to #solar in rural MN. Farmer LTE in
@startribune.com lays out why #mnleg must keep it strong. @ilsr.bsky.social @votesolar.bsky.social @mnipl.bsky.social @solarunitedneighbors.org @mnseia.bsky.social
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Readers Write: Vaccines, metal in keys, daylight saving time, rural solar
Vaccinate your kids now, before Minnesota sees a measles or whooping cough outbreak.
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April 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Minnesotans are standing up against #MNleg that undermines rooftop #solar in rural & small town MN. A resident of Wright MN speaks up in the Pine Knot News saying "State bill aims to crush small users"
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www.pineknotnews.com/story/2025/0...
Letter: State solar bill aims to crush small users
When my husband and I rebuilt our farmhouse in 2020, we paid $38,000 to install a 13.6kW solar system to handle the electricity. We did this because embracing sustainable energy is critical to the env...
www.pineknotnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM